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P B. MATTHEWS. COMBINED SGRUBBING BRUSH AND MOP HOLDER.

No. 586,857. Patented July 20,1897.

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STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANCIS E. MATTHEIVS, OF GLOUSTER, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GEORGEE. FAIRES, OF SAME PLACE.

COMBINED SCRUBBlNG-BRUSH AND MOP HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 586,857, dated July 20,1897.

Application filed March 27, 1897.

To ctZZ whom it may omwcrn:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS E. MA'rrHEws, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Glouster, in the county of Athens and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a CombinedScrubbing- Brush and Mop Holder; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to a combined scrubhing-brush and mop holder, andits object is to provide an improved construction of the same by whichthe holder can be connected with a scrubbing brush or rubber and bereadily disconnected therefrom and be engaged with a mop, sponge, orother similar article.

The invention consists, essentially,- in a holder consisting of aspring-metal rod bent over at its center to form a loop and forming 2 5two spring-arms the ends of which are curved backwardly and then bentoutwardly at right angles and pointed and adapted to engage with eyessecured to a scrubbing-brush or to penetrate a mop, in combination witha slide encircling said arms and a handle passing through said loop andsecured to the slide, as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing myimproved 3 5 holder connected with a scrubbingbrush.

Fig. 2 is a plan View, the brush being removed and the holder connectedwith a mop. Fig. 3 is a side view.

In the said drawings, the reference-numeral to 1 designates the holder,consisting of a springmetal bar bent at its center to form a loop orcoil 2 and two arms The ends of these arms are curved backwardly,forming short arms at, the extremities of which are bent out- 5 wardlyat approximately right angles to the arms 1 and sharpened,formingpointed lugs 5.

Serial No.'629,558. (No model.)

The numeral 6 designates a slide, consisting of an oblong ring whichencircles the arms 3 and is secured to a handle 7, which passes throughthe loop 2.

The numeral 8 designates a scrubbingbrush provided with screw-eyes 9,with which the lugs 5 are adapted to engage.

The numeral 10 designates a mop with which the pointed lugs engage whenthe device is employed as a mop-holder.

In practice when the device is to be used as a brush-holder the slide 6is pushed toward the ends of the holder by means of the handle,contracting the arms 3, so that the lugs 6 can pass between the screw-eyes of the brush. The slide is then moved in a reverse direction, whenthe arms through their resiliency will spring outwardly and the lugswill pass through the eyes, thus connecting the brush with the holder.

When used as a mop-holder, the arms are contracted, as before described,withdrawing the lugs from the eyes, so as to disengage the brush fromthe holder. A mop or cloth is then applied to the ends of the holder andthe arms allowed to expand, when the pointed lugs will pierce the sameand thereby securely hold it in place.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is- I Thecombination with the handle, of the holder consisting of a spring-metalrod bent at the center into a coil or loop, through which said handlepasses, forming two expanded spring-arms, the ends of which are bentoutwardlyat approximately right angles to said arms and the extremitiespointed, and the slide embracing said arms and movable thereon,substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereuntoaffixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANCIS E. MATTIIEYVS. lVitnesses:

GLADDIES H. ELLIOTT, A. A. Arms.

